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Spring cleaning time is upon us, both for our homes and our bodies. Now is the time health and daily living magazines feature the latest cleansing tonic and exercise routine.

After months of winter’s culinary indulgences, your body needs lighter dining fare. Foods with warmer properties are no longer necessary, yet the summer time’s sumptuous, luscious melons are not yet in season. During this time, changing food habits is like rotating your wardrobe; you may begin phasing out rich foods that are like a warm coat to favoring foods that are more like a light, long-sleeved shirt.

“Please pass the crickets” would be an anomalous grouping of words during the usual American family meal. Most people in America also won’t be giving their sweetheart a tin of chocolate coated ants for Valentine’s Day.

Did you make a New Year’s resolution to eat healthier this year? If so, you may be surprised to learn which foods are really not as good for you as you once thought.

Light. Reduced Fat. Reduced Sodium. All natural. Essential vitamins and minerals. Give a nod to the companies that are actually trying, but consider the flaws in foods carrying some of those labels. It’s guaranteed that the more a food is processed the more it becomes junk, regardless of claims on the label. But don’t be fooled! The following list of health foods that are actually junk may shock you:

Fruitcake.

It’s either loved or hated; there is rarely an indifferent opinion. Many people see this as a cloyingly sweet confection that is dense and hard enough to break a truck windshield. Just seeing the little plastic containers of the candied fruit mix in the grocer’s produce section can turn the stomachs of those who are not a fan.